[BC] HDTV

[Mark Humphrey]

I've heard the birthplace of cable TV was Mahanoy City, PA.  According to
this account, John Walson, a GE appliance retailer, installed an antenna
atop a mountain to receive channels 3, 6, and 10 from Philadelphia, and ran
a cable down to his store on "Main Street" so he could demonstrate the TV
sets in the front window.  Prospective customers asked if he could provide a
tap from his line to their homes -- and the rest is history.

www.sectv.com/comp_founder.shtml

Mark


On 2/8/06, Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net> wrote:
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> Frank:
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> On another point, cable did not begin with 12 channels it began with
> channels 2
> to 6. High band came later.
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> R
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